Jobs in Playa Flamenca – Work in Playa Flamenca 2012

This page includes a list of any available job vacancies in Playa Flamenca as well as tips and advice on where to find Playa Flamenca jobs.

Article Highlights:

• About Playa Flamenca
• Living in Playa Flamenca
• Working in Playa Flamenca for English Speakers
• Where to Find Jobs in Playa Flamenca
• Popular Types of Work and Job Vacancies
• Where to Find Jobs in Playa Flamenca
• Summer Jobs in Playa Flamenca 2012
• Part-Time Work and Jobs Playa Flamenca
• All the jobs in Spain 2012 that we know of are listed as soon as we get them on our latest jobs in Spain page. We also offer jobs wanted in Spain free listings.

ABOUT PLAYA FLAMENCA

Playa Flamenca is a small beach resort just south of Torrevieja and Punta Prima and north of La Zenia on the southern Orihuela Costa Blanca.

From Alicante airport, take the N332 road to Cartagena. Stay on this road for approximately 44Km, or 35 minutes, driving at normal speed. By-pass Santa Pola, La Marina, Guardamar, La Mata, Torrevieja, and Punta Prima. Pass through the next small roundabout, and you will be approaching a slip road to the right which is signposted for Playa Flamenca.

This area is popular with tourists, it has a growing expat population full of different nationalities although mainly from the United Kingdom.

One of the large developments in Playa Flamenca is the La Chismosa urbanisation and Las Calas urbanisation.

The huge amount of new developments, mostly apartments,  were bought up by many people from the United Kingdom and other Northern European countries. So in the Playa Flamenca area there are now many expatriates living there who speak either no Spanish or very limited Spanish.

This is great news if you’re looking for a job in the area because these expatriates or expats as they are commonly known prefer to deal with people in their native language. So if you are an English-speaker in Playa Flamenca you will find job opportunities despite your limited Spanish.

Alicante airport is only around 40 minutes drive north and to the south you have the resorts of La Zenia, Campoamor, Pilar de la Horadada and San Pedro del Pinatar as well as San Javier Murcia airport being just 25 minutes drive away. This means there are plenty of tourist related jobs in Playa Flamenca and makes for a great place if you are looking for summer jobs in Playa Flamenca.

LIVING AND WORKING IN PLAYA FLAMENCA 2011 2012

When you are looking for jobs in Playa Flamenca you also need to consider other factors apart from things such as working conditions and rates of pay, such as:

Is Playa Flamenca one of the best areas to move to in Spain?

What is the quality-of-life like living in Playa Flamenca?

What is the cost of living like in Playa Flamenca?

Just to give you our personal opinion, we believe that there are prettier areas of Spain, for example the Northern Costa Blanca is extremely green and mountainous with some very pretty little coastal towns which used to be small fishing villages. These towns such as Altea, Calpe, Moraira, Javea and Denia also have large expat populations and there are also good opportunities to find jobs in Spain 2012.

Playa Flamenca is very built up with lots of housing developments and really very little Spanish culture, however, it is a very busy area with lots of bars, restaurants, pubs and excellent sandy beaches. It is also very close to the major airports which is very handy if you intend to fly back to the United Kingdom on a regular basis.

If you are a keen golfer then this area is for you. There are three main championship golf courses within a 20 minute drive: Golf Villamartin, Las Ramblas and Campoamor.

The best thing to do of course is to visit the area and maybe even take out a short term let to give yourself time to explore the local area and search for jobs.

Playa Flamenca is a beautiful area with clean sandy beaches and many amenities and facilities. In terms of quality of life Playa Flamenca is definitely  a great place to live and work.

There are a number of historic Spanish cities within an hour’s drive of Playa Flamenca – Murcia, Cartagena, Orihuela, Elche and Alicante. Also La Manga and the Mar Menor are well worth a visit.

For the ladies there are plenty of shopping opportunities especially at the big city of Murcia to the south where there is a huge shopping mall with IKEA, Primark and Zara.

For other nearby towns look at Cabo Roig jobs or Torrevieja jobs.

Below is a map of Playa Flamenca:

HOW & WHERE TO FIND WORK IN PLAYA FLAMENCA SPAIN

Jobs in Playa Flamenca can be found by the usual means of internet, radio, newspaper, word of mouth etc. Try looking in the classified jobs section in expat newspapers such as The Costa Blanca News and the Round Town News.

Word-of-mouth is probably the best source of jobs and for that you actually have to be in Playa Flamenca making contacts. For example asking around in the local bars and cafes where expats hangout. This is especially true if you are looking for tradesmen jobs.

Our website also lists job vacancies in Playa Flamenca and if you happen to be an employer who is searching for staff then please list your job vacancies here for free. If you are looking for jobs in Playa Flamenca, why not add your e-mail address to our mailing list so should any situations vacant arise, we can send you an e-mail job alert to let you know.

There are a great deal of people competing with you to find Playa Flamenca jobs including many immigrants from Northern Africa and Eastern Europe. Expect many jobs to be paid cash in hand at very low rates of pay. If you are extremely fortunate you will find the job which comes with an official contract enabling you to benefits and state medical care.

TOURIST JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA

As Playa Flamenca is a major tourist destination you will find many openings and and job vacancies in the catering trades such as for cooks, waiters, waitresses, dishwashers, bar jobs, hotel jobs, drivers etc. Of course many of these jobs are seasonal in nature and are best for people searching for summer jobs in Playa Flamenca.

Unquestionably, bar jobs in Playa Flamenca are the most common type of job available. The Flamenca Beach commercial centre and Via Park are the main locations for bars, shops and restaurants.

Try these Playa Flamenca bars for jobs: The Celtic Drop, The Cube, Lansdowne, Rosie O’Grady’s, Legends, Flamenca Family Sports Bar, Manhattan Bar, Breeze lounge bar, Busters Bar, The Temple Bar, Dracula, Bonjangles, Déjà Vu, The View, Snobs, Baileys Bar, Pirate bar, Rose and Crown, Fatz Bar, Croeso Inn, The Wicklow Abby Tavern, The Hedia Bar and Café, Bar Tropicana, Poco Loco, The Sundowner, Office Bar, The Bar Comida, Leinster House Irish Bar, Phoenix Nightz Bar and Bar Fever. These are the more popular of Playa Flamenca’s bars and pubs.

The tourist season here runs from April through to the end of September. These jobs are very popular because only a limited knowledge of Spanish is all that is usually required. Unfortunately many of these jobs will be only available on a part-time basis.

Playa Flamenca’s popularity as a tourist destination also means there are transport related jobs such as driving jobs in Playa Flamenca i.e. coach driving jobs, van drivers and driving people to the airport and back as well as related driving jobs such as taxi jobs, HGV jobs, warehouse and logistics.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN PLAYA FLAMENCA

An alternative to searching for a job is to create one yourself by becoming self-employed in Spain. If you have a trade or an idea that you think could be a great business idea then there are plenty of expats in Playa Flamenca who surely could be potential customers and who would use your service. In this way you use your skills to find your own work and create your own job thereby not relying on anyone else. In Spain this is known as becoming an ‘automono’ or you can set a company but be aware that you will need to pay high monthly compulsory social security contributions as well as VAT or IVA which is due from the first Euro and on every Euro you earn. The social security could be in excess of 200 Euros every month but it does give you and your family free access to the Spanish National Health Service.

POPULAR JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA – WORK IN PLAYA FLAMENCA

Back to our expat theme, many jobs are also possible in the real estate or property area. There are good possibilities for finding jobs for property lettings and sales will grow increasingly you will need to be fluent in a number of different languages and of course many of these jobs are paid on a commission basis.

Cleaning jobs in Playa Flamenca are popular because they require no language skills, no training and of course there are many villas and apartments being let out to holidaymakers throughout the year. Another spin-off in this sector are supplying services to these properties such as swimming pool cleaning, gardening and general maintenance.

Other ways to earn money in Playa Flamenca are to offer taxi type services driving people back and forth to the airports.

Another popular type of job are sales jobs in Playa Flamenca. These commission only type positions tend to be for timeshares, property sales, villa painting, selling advertising space and other sales services such as telemarketing.

Other typical jobs you are likely to find would be Playa Flamenca jobs that cater to the large expat population in Playa Flamenca and the surrounding area, these include: hairdressing jobs, shop jobs, driving jobs, removals, restaurant jobs, health fitness and beauty related jobs, pet care jobs, computer services, business services such as graphic design, computer repair, insurance sales positions and customer service jobs.

There are few management jobs in Playa Flamenca, few marketing jobs, legal jobs, education jobs, media jobs, office jobs or executive jobs in Playa Flamenca for professional people although there are some secretarial and administrative positions working for companies such as legal and financial companies. You also won’t find many care or nursing jobs available in Playa Flamenca.

Anyone searching for vacancies and IT jobs in Playa Flamenca (IT stands for information technology) also will find very few opportunities available.

JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA TEACHING ENGLISH – ENGLISH JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA

There are opportunities in teaching English to Spanish people who naturally see speaking English as an advantage with so many British people living in the area, so they can be able to speak some English for their businesses and trades. This work naturally is pretty patchy will probably need to be supplemented by earnings elsewhere. It would also help if you have teaching qualifications such as the internationally recognised TEFL.

CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA – JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA FOR TRADESMEN

Construction and building jobs in Playa Flamenca are one of the best ways of being able to move to Spain and find a job. This is due to the large amount of expats who live in and around Playa Flamenca. People like to be able to clearly convey what work they want done on their apartment, townhouse or villa and so they prefer to deal with tradesmen who can speak English. If you are a tradesmen such as a builder, electrician, plumber, painter, tiler, plasterer, bricklayer, labourer or another construction-type worker then you are likely to find jobs in Playa Flamenca although wages are fairly low at about €80-€100 a day compared to the UK, although for Spain this is very good.

ENGLISH-SPEAKING JOBS IN PLAYA FLAMENCA

Other typical jobs you are likely to find would be jobs that cater to the large expat population in Playa Flamenca, these include: pool cleaners, translators, beauty therapists, interior designers, singers, dancers, entertainers, gardening jobs, villa cleaning jobs, bar jobs and bar work, hairdressing jobs, shop assistants, cashiers and retail work in English and British goods shops, graduate jobs, taxi service, driving jobs including removals, restaurant jobs such as chefs, waiters and waitresses, part-time jobs, fitness jobs, beautician jobs, pet care jobs, personal trainers, health care assistants, voluntary jobs at charity shops, computer services, business services such as graphic design, computer repair, contractors, babysitting, nanny jobs, au pair jobs, child care jobs, carer jobs, housekeeping, finance jobs, security jobs, accounting jobs, mechanics, insurance sales positions, hospitality jobs, customer service jobs, there are many English newspaper and magazines requiring writers and sales jobs in Spain etc – we hope this list gives you some idea of the types of jobs in Playa Flamenca Spain that are the most likely possibilities when you are job searching.

If you are an employer who is searching for staff, please contact us with any job vacancies you wish to fill in Playa Flamenca and we will list them for free.

Below we have a video showing  Playa Flamenca: